Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig is one of the best players of the current Bundesliga season. Within a year, the Frenchman almost doubled his market value and developed into one of the most sought-after professionals in German elite class. What makes him interesting for FC Bayern and Co.?
- Nkunku with 41 gate participations in 39 games
- "Much more" than goals and templates
- Bayern hunts the next RB power carrier?
On March 25, Christopher Nkunku celebrated his debut in the French national team at the 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast. The Leipziger Offensive Rounder stormed at the side of Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappé was just on the bench.
The fact that a player who shone with seven goals in the group stage of the Champions League 2021/22 was only now his debut in the national team, is amazing enough and speaks for the sheer infinite offensive quality of the French.
Nkunku with 41 gate participations in 39 games
This is not that infinite in the squad of RB Leipzig. If Timo Werner, Patrik Schick, Dayot Upamecano, or Marcel Sabitzer, leave the next key player the Saxons, this would be a herber loss for the reigning runner-up.
The performance explosion of the 24-year-old - especially in the goal termination - speaks against a whereabout in Leipzig: 41 gate participations in 39 competitive games stand for Nkunku this season to be booked on 26 goals and 15 templates. An outstanding value that only Robert Lewandowski can overpart in the Bundesliga (45 goals and five assists).
According to the portal "transfermarkt.de", his market value developed within a year of 35 million to currently 65 million euros. Since Leipzig has been committed to the French in the summer of 2019 for 13 million euros from Paris Saint-Germain, his values improved almost steadily. Shot Nkunku until summer 2021 in 84 compulsory games for RB only twelve goals, it is in the current season 26 results in 39 inserts! There are also those 15 goal templates that make him one of the best scorer across Europe.
"Much more" than goals and templates
How offensively Nkunku interprets his role in the meantime, the fact shows that only Lewandowski has more ball contacts in the opposing sixteen in the Bundesliga (216) as Nkunku (178). The 24-year-old is probably one of the largest profitors of the system change after the departure of Julian Nagelsmann.
He stuck mostly on the left or right wing, he can now switch and change as he wants. This did Nkunku already impressive under Jesse March. His current coach Domenico Tedesco brought the qualities of his exceptional rope to the point. And stressed that not only the goals that characterize him: "He is much more. He works, he sprints and is very good in the counterpressing, very good, and then he has some qualities in the offensive range: he has a good one Graduation with left and right and has a great first contact. "
Paired with its speed - according to "Bundesliga.de" he reached this season a top peed of 35.5 km / h - is Nkunku currently one of the hottest players in the league.
Bayern hunts the next RB power carrier?
And logically also a man who plays a role in the transfer plans of Bayern. Not only because Nkunku with Pini Zahavi has the same consultant as Robert Lewandowski. The Treaty of Serge Gnabry is still in the drawer and the German international player should have expressed a little satisfied.
From the position, Nkunku would be the ideal gnabry replacement - and at a simultaneous departure Gnabrys for FC Bayern also to be tuned. Another interested party is the ex-club of the French, Paris Saint-Germain, called.
However, RB Leipzig is currently not charged to let another superstar. Especially not to Munich. The "picture" recently reported that Nkunku waves a salary doubling at a whereab.
First of all, Nkunku and RB Leipzig waves on Saturday in the top match at Borussia Dortmund another opportunity to show up on the big stage.
Lars Wiedemann
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